00000caa a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773862388580 Buklod 20210319174726.0 m | | ta 210319s2018 xx r |||| u|eng d (iLib)UPBAG-00039513771 STII-DOST BAG rda eng ARTICLE-2765 Angeles-Agdeppa, Imelda author. Supplementary feeding utilizing climate-smart indigenous vegetables from school gardens with iron fortified rice improved nutritional status of schoolchildren by Imelda Angeles-Agdeppa, Emilita M. Oro, Clarita R. Magsadia, Maria Christy Jesusa G. Tacugue, Julian F. Gonsalves, and Mario V. Capanzana. 2018. pages 677-691 color illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (page 689-691) This study evaluated the effectiveness of supplementary feeding in improving weight, vitamin A (VA), and hemoglobin levels of children using vegetables from school gardens and iron fortified rice (IFR). A cluster randomized controlled study using multi-stage sampling involving 6?8 year old underweight (WAZ <?2 SD) and/or anemic (hemoglobin <12 g/dL) schoolchildren in three public schools in Cavite province was conducted. School 1 and School 2 received lunch with standardized one-dish vegetable recipe; however, School 1 and School 2 had IFR (GIFR) and ordinary rice (GOR), respectively. School 3 (SNK) served hot soups or native delicacies as snacks available in the school canteen. Eighty (80) children in each group participated in the feeding every school day, 5 days a week for 120 days. Data on weight, hemoglobin, and serum retinol concentration for vitamin A (VA) levels were collected before and after the study using standard methods. Basal and endpoint mean weight was similar between groups; however, within group mean increment was significantly higher in GIFR and SNK than in GOR (p<0.05). Translating the results to prevalence of underweight at endpoint, the decrease in GOR was significantly higher than the decrease in GIFR and SNK (p<0.05). Basal mean hemoglobin levels were similar between groups; at endpoint, mean increment in GIFR 1 was significantly higher than in GOR. Baseline prevalence of anemia was significantly lower in SNK than in the two schools (p=0.05). At endpoint, only GIFR had a significant decline between time periods (p=0.000). Baseline mean VA was significantly lower in GIFR than in SNK (p=0.027); at endpoint, mean level was significantly higher in GIFR than in SNK (p=0.003). Supplementary feeding is effective in improving the weight of schoolchildren. The model of linking the use of vegetables from school garden had improved VA levels and the use of IFR has increased hemoglobin level. Food science and technology. Iron fortified rice. Nutritional status. Supplementary feeding. Vegetables from school gardens. Oro, Emilita M. author. Magsadia, Clarita R. author. Tacugue, Maria Christy Jesusa G. author. Gonsalves, Julian F. author. Capanzana, Mario V. author. The Philippine Journal of Science Vol. 147, no. 4, December 2018. Request full-text access via UPB University Library through https://forms.gle/KZjBv7aRtY6jiL5E9 (viewed 19 March 2021) FI UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN ARTICLE-2765 Analytics